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James Peter Drinkwater

In memory of:

Private James Peter Drinkwater

June 12, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

102316

Age:

43

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

102nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 8, 1876

Son of Isaac and Maria Drinkwater.

Commemorated on Page 230 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. A. 26.

Location:

Noeux-les-Mines is a town 6 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. The Communal Cemetery is on the northern side of the town, on the south-east side of the road to Labourse.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of JAMES PETER DRINKWATER– From the Daily Colonist of July 1, 1917. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y175uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Photo of JAMES PETER DRINKWATER
    Photo of JAMES PETER DRINKWATER – From the Daily Colonist of July 1, 1917. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y175uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of June 22, 1917. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y167uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of June 22, 1917. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y167uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 939 of 1076.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 939 of 1076.

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